Designing and Using Mathematical Tasks

by John Mason and Sue Johnston-Wilder

Book Overview

Mathematics seems, on the face of it, a cut and dried subject. But does being able to do mathematics mean: Being competent at techniques Understanding how ideas and techniques fit together Using basic principles in problemsolving Something else or all of these? This book addresses these questions through a definition of learning as transformation in the way that learners perceive or think. Learners increase their choice of actions and develop their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1899618651
• ISBN13: 9781899618651
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Tarquin
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"